[Added 6-19-1959; amended 8-3-1967 by Ord. No. 3-1967; 12-5-1979 by Ord. No. 7-1979; 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 4-2009]
No swimming pool shall be constructed, installed or maintained
on any premises within the City of Rye unless it complies with the
provisions of this article.
"Swimming pool" as used in this Code means any structure intended
for swimming, recreational bathing or wading that contains water over
24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground, aboveground and
on-ground pools; hot tubs; spas; portable pools; temporary pools and
fixed-in-place wading pools.
A.
No person shall construct or install a swimming pool without having
first applied for and received approval from the Board of Architectural
Review and received a permit from the Building Inspector. Such applications
shall be accompanied by plans that specifications that in sufficient
detail show the following:
(1)
Pool dimensions, depths, and the distance of the pool from all lot
lines, pool fencing, existing and proposed structures and septic tanks
and their fields, if any.
(2)
Pool construction, including details of materials to be used, water
supply, type and size of filter system, pump details and capacity,
drainage, waste disposal facilities and pool piping layout.
(3)
Pool fencing, lighting layout and estimated cost.
(4)
For public pools provide proof of Westchester County Health Department
reviews and/or approvals.
B.
Plans shall be prepared or approved and signed by a registered architect
or licensed professional engineer.
C.
The Building Inspector, after finding that the application and plans
and specifications comply with the provisions hereof, shall approve
the issuance of a permit for the construction or installation of such
pool.
A.
Every pool shall be constructed of materials sufficient to ensure
against collapse thereof and leakage of water therefrom.
B.
Filter pumps and mechanical devices used in connection with any pool
shall be set back from the adjoining premises in accordance with the
Zoning Code and shall be so constructed as not to interfere with the
comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of the occupants of the adjoining
premises.
C.
Aprons of suitable material shall be installed around the pool and
shall be pitched to drain water away therefrom.
D.
All pool facilities shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition.
E.
All pools shall be constructed in accordance with the latest editions
of the Building Code of New York State and the Residential Code of
New York State as amended from time to time. Such requirements are
incorporated herein by reference.
Cross-connection between the piping system of a swimming pool
and a potable water system is prohibited. If water for any pool is
supplied from a potable water system, the inlet or fill pipe shall
be located at least six inches above the overflow of such pool.
A.
A swimming pool shall be provided with at least one metal grated
outlet for drainage of pool water and for backwash water disposal.
Such outlet shall have an area of openings at least four times the
cross-sectional area of the drainpipe. The drainpipe shall be equipped
with a gate valve located outside the walls of the pool and be connected
to a storm sewer if it is available, and the backwash shall drain
to a sanitary sewer if it is available. If a storm sewer or sanitary
sewer is not available, the Building Inspector, with the approval
of the City Engineer, will designate the disposal method or methods.
B.
Pool water discharged into a brook or stream must comply with the
disinfection and bacteriological regulations issued by the Health
Officer of the City or, if none, by the Westchester County Department
of Health.
If the use of any swimming pool shall be abandoned or permanently
discontinued, the owner shall completely fill the pool and return
the surface of the ground to its original grade and to approximately
the same condition as existed before the pool was constructed.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector and health officials
to enforce the provisions of this article. They may enter premises
for the purpose of determining compliance herewith.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $250
or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day the violation exists shall constitute
a separate violation.
